Kuroki Nagisa Joins MUSIC TOURIST to Discuss New Song and Picture Book
The episode highlights how Kuroki Nagisa merges music and picture book storytelling into a single work, marking a new creative direction for the independent artist.
ASCII.jp
Akane-banashi Online Lottery Launches at Kujibikido With New Character Art
The lottery gives Akane-banashi fans a chance to get original merchandise with fresh character art, expanding the anime's product lineup through KADOKAWA's online lottery service.
Dengeki Hobby Web
Yokote Entertainment Creator Festival Adds Akita City Edition
The Akita City edition brings the Yokote Kizuna Project's creator-focused programming to a new venue, giving residents a chance to try VTuber streaming and goods-making in person.
PANORA
Pokemon Masters EX Adds Z-A Characters Seika and Gai on August 14
The addition brings the 2025 game's trainers into Pasio, where they can meet X and Y characters like Serena and Calem, a crossover the main series does not offer.
Denfaminicogamer
Retro Spy FPS Agent 64: Spies Never Die Launches on Steam
The game's release includes a Paradox Mode with over 70 gameplay modifiers and cheats, a feature that extends replayability beyond the story campaign and is a notable draw for fans of the genre.
Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark
Block Blast!+ and Art of Fauna: Cozy Puzzles+ Join Apple Arcade on September 3
The additions expand Apple Arcade's puzzle lineup with ad-free versions of popular mobile titles, alongside ongoing content updates for existing games.
GAME Watch (Impress)
Steam Deck Mod Squeezes Valve's Handheld Into a Game Boy-Style Shell
The mod pushes the Steam Deck's miniaturization to an extreme, sacrificing the grip and requiring custom hardware, and its success now hinges on solving the display adapter problem.
Automaton
Knights' Tsuchiya Recreates 'VIVANT' Interrogation Scene in Pencil Drawing Parody
The parody combines the talked-about 'VIVANT' scene with an ongoing art university dispute involving Tsuchiya and Bakusho Mondai's Ota Hikaru, sparking online debate.
Magmix
Manus Says It Will Return to Independent Operation
The reversal of Meta's acquisition, prompted by Chinese regulatory opposition, returns Manus to independent status and requires a data purge affecting users who generated data during the Meta ownership period.
GIGAZINE
LTX Releases LTX-2.5 Video Generation AI as Open Model
LTX-2.5 extends the company's open-model approach with multi-shot and HDR capabilities, positioning it against proprietary rivals while keeping local and API-based generation accessible.
GIGAZINE
Yani Neko Episodes 1-6 Get Free ABEMA Marathon Broadcast
The free marathon gives new viewers a low-barrier entry point into the anime, which is already airing weekly on ABEMA with the same one-week free window.
Denfaminicogamer
Cygames Sponsors Dodgers Game, Gives Away Ohtani Championship Ring
This marks Cygames' entry into MLB sponsorship, extending its sports marketing beyond horse racing into American professional baseball, with a giveaway tied to Ohtani's championship legacy.
Inside, Game Spark, GameBusiness.jp
Horror Roguelike Breakout Baby Announced for PC
The announcement pairs a familiar arcade structure with a deliberately grotesque childcare hook, and the developer's prior work suggests a taste for bizarre first-person action.
Automaton
Mandate Order Early Access Launches on Steam and Epic Games Store
The early access release gives players the full core loop of nation-building from a frontier outpost to a wartime city-state, with a planned update schedule through December.
4Gamer.net
Uma Musume x KFC Collaboration Launches With New Art, In-Game Rewards
The collaboration extends beyond typical in-game bonuses by turning a throwaway line from the Uma Musume movie into a real KFC product, showing how the franchise's cross-media elements are being used to drive real-world retail engagement.
4Gamer.net, GAME Watch, Den Fami Nico Gamer
NetEase Games Reveals gamescom 2026 Lineup
The lineup shows NetEase Games bringing three major titles to gamescom 2026, with Where Winds Meet debuting the final chapter of its Hidden Mountain content and Marvel Rivals showcasing Season 9.5.
ASCII.jp
SpaceXAI Releases Grok Bot AI Agent With Dedicated Cloud PCs
Grok Bot shifts AI from answering questions to completing tasks autonomously on a dedicated cloud PC, which lets it work around the clock without the user's machine running.
GIGAZINE
Fangamer Adds Ace Attorney Dioramas, Gavinners Tour Shirts, and Pins
The new Fangamer lineup gives Western fans official Ace Attorney merchandise that recreates courtroom scenes and in-game band iconography, expanding the franchise's physical goods presence in the US market.
Denfaminicogamer
Minky Momo TV Seasons Stream Free Ahead of New OVA
The free streaming gives new viewers a way to catch up on the original series before the first completely new Minky Momo work in 32 years hits theaters.
Anime Anime
Charm Games Announces First-Person Mystery Adventure The Orphaned House
The Orphaned House marks Charm Games' first non-VR title, applying its environmental puzzle expertise from VR works to a traditional platform.
4Gamer.net
HIMEHINA Reveals Cover Album 'Himehina Utamita San' After About 3 Years
The album's track list deliberately mixes Vocaloid, J-POP, and VTuber-origin hits, positioning HIMEHINA's cover series as a cross-genre showcase that bridges the VTuber scene with mainstream music.
Brave group, KAI-YOU, PANORA
Uber Sells Entire Stake in Serve Robotics
The complete divestment signals the end of Uber's direct involvement with Serve Robotics, following a period of declining delivery volumes through Uber and a broader pattern of Uber investing in and partnering with numerous autonomous vehicle companies.
GIGAZINE
VketReal 2026 Summer Draws 80-Point Review From HIKKY CEO
The event's focus on reducing crowding while preserving interaction shows HIKKY is treating VketReal as more than a VRChat merchandise fair, aiming to connect virtual and real spaces.
PANORA
Anthropic to Add Invisible Watermarks to Claude Text Output
The watermarking is a probabilistic signal, not definitive proof, meaning text that a human wrote and then had Claude proofread or translate could be flagged as AI-generated, raising concerns about how detection results will be used by platforms and regulators.
GameBusiness.jp, GIGAZINE